BROADCAST DATE: Friday, January 12, 1979, ABC.
DESCRIPTION: "THE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS" were created by Dick Clark in 1973 to compete with the Grammys after the move of that year's show to Nashville, Tennessee. While the Grammys are awarded based on votes by members of the entertainment industry, the AMAs are determined by a poll of music buyers. In "THE 6TH ANNUAL AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS", for the first time Lynda was an award presenter along with Marvin Gaye.

	Broadcast Network: ABC. Time Slot: 9:00 P.M. Hosts: CRYSTAL GAYLE, MARC DAVIS, TEDDY PENDER-GRASS. Award Presenters: LYNDA CARTER, Marvin Gaye, Lou Rawls, Susan Anton, and others. Guests: Dick Clark, Mickey Gilley, Michael Jackson, John Cougar Mellecamp, Don Novello, Diana Ross, Rod Stewart, Linda Ronstadt, Bee Gees, Natalie Cole, Earth Wind & Fire, Kenny Rogers, Perry Como. Director: John Moffitt. Executive Porudcer: Dick Clark. Producer:  Al Schwartz. Musical Director: Nelson Riddle. Stage Manager: Steven J. Santos. Makeup: Rudy Horvatic. Hairstylist: Dale Miller.
EPISODE SYNOPSIS: For the first time Lynda was presenter along with Marvin Gaye of the "Favorite Disco Album" and "Favorite Pop/Rock Album" awards.

© 1979 by Dick Clark Productions and American Broadcasting Company. All Rights Reserved

			RUNNING TIME:	00:74:00 [90 minutes including commercials].
			VHS:	Not available on commercial video.
			DVD:	Not available on commercial video.
			INFO:	This is LYNDA CARTER's first appearance on "THE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS".
			VIDEO:	[1]  "THE 6TH ANNUAL AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS - CLIP 1". Video clip 1.
				[2]  "THE 6TH ANNUAL AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS - CLIP 2". Video clip 2.
			TRIVIA:	[•] This is LYNDA CARTER's first ever appearance on "THE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS", and fourth time as a general award presenter.
				[•] This is LYNDA CARTER's first time as a music award presenter.
				[•] The is the first and only time for LYNDA CARTER to share an award presentation with MARVIN GAYE.
				[•] The only other major difference between the Grammys and Billboard Music Awards is that the AMAs do not currently have an award for Best Single/Record but the Grammys and Billboard Music Awards do.
				[•] For the first decade or so, the AMAs had multiple hosts, each representing a genre of music.

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